dòn

Thân thiện

Cành cây khô rất dòn, chỉ cần bẻ nhẹ là gãy.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Brittle; crisp: The primary meaning of "dòn" describes a physical texture that is firm, dry, and breaks easily with a sharp, clean, often audible sound. It is used for food items like crackers, fried foods, or certain fresh vegetables.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Bánh phồng tôm này rất dòn. (This shrimp cracker is very crisp.)
  • Khoai tây chiên giòn dòn. (The french fries are fried crispy.)
  • Rau sống phải tươi và dòn. (The raw vegetables must be fresh and crisp.)

Advanced Usage

• "dòn tan": An intensified form emphasizing a perfect, shattering crispness.
  • Bánh quy mới nướng dòn tan. (The freshly baked cookies are perfectly crisp and crumbly.)
• "giòn dòn": A common reduplicative form that reinforces the meaning of crispiness.
  • Nem rán phải vàng ruộm và giòn dòn. (The spring rolls must be golden brown and crispy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giòn: This is the most common and general synonym for "dòn". While often interchangeable, "giòn" can have a broader application, sometimes extending to describe a crisp, clear sound (e.g., a voice). "Dòn" is more specifically focused on the physical texture of breakable, dry crispness.
• Ròn (Southern Vietnamese variant): A regional pronunciation and spelling variant of "dòn".
• Dẻo (Antonym): Chewy, pliable, the opposite texture of "dòn".

Synonyms

• Giòn: Crisp, crunchy.
• Rụm (colloquial, Southern Vietnamese): Very brittle, easily crumbled.

Related Phrases

• Ăn dòn: To have a crispy/crunchy eating experience.
  • Món này ăn dòn lắm. (This dish has a very crispy bite.)
• Vỡ dòn: To break with a crisp sound.
  • Chiếc bánh vỡ dòn dưới tay. (The cake broke crisply in my hand.)

Học thuật

adj

1. brittle; crisp